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An experiment involving several changes in the salt content of food and solutions investigated the generality of salt-seeking behavior in adrenalectomized rats. Salt-solution intake varied as a function of NaCl concentration. The intake of sodium is relatively unaffected by the concentration of NaCl in the food as long as NaCl in solution is available. But when the salt solution is removed, salt seeking and sodium regulation takes place by way of salt in the food.
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Grimsley, D.L., Starnes, E.C. Salt seeking by means of food and fluid selection in adrenalectomized rats. Psychobiology 7, 295–298 (1979). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03326644
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03326644